MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
blended learning are making it possible for
humans
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
There are many
subjects that
online learning institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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